Unidentified Man Dies At Hospital

October 17, 1993

HARTFORD — An unidentified man who was dropped off at Hartford Hospital's emergency entrance early Saturday died shortly after of unknown causes, police and hospital officials said.

Two males pulled up in a car and dropped the man off at 7:52 a.m., Sgt. Scott Vinci said. They did not identify themselves and said they did not know the man but had found him on the ground and thought he should get medical attention, police said.

"When he got here he was unconscious but alive," said James Battaglio, Hartford Hospital spokesman.

Emergency personnel put the man in a wheelchair. They heard him mumbling a few words as they rushed him to an emergency room, Battaglio said.

"But two to three minutes later, he expired," Battaglio said.

Emergency workers tried to resuscitate him for more than 45 minutes.

Police said the man had no identification. He looked as if he was in his early 40s, they said. There were no obvious injuries.

"This was not a trauma victim. He did not appear to be beaten, abused or shot," Battaglio said.

Police were trying to identify the man. His body was expected to be taken to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy